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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries齐射
Pronunciation / Transliteration: qí shè
"军队进行了一轮齐射。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A number of bullets, arrows, or other projectiles discharged at one time.
"The archers released a deadly volley of arrows toward the advancing forces."
- 1
To fire or discharge a large number of missiles or blows simultaneously or in rapid succession.
"The soldiers began to volley shots across the open field."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the 16th-century French word 'volée', meaning 'flight', originating from the Latin 'volare', meaning 'to fly'. Originally used in military contexts to describe a simultaneous discharge of a number of firearms, the term later expanded into sports such as tennis and soccer to denote striking an object before it touches the ground.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Volley" is said worldwide
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volée
Transliteration: vɔ.le
"Les archers ont tiré une volée de flèches."
Salve
Transliteration: ˈzalvə
"Die Truppen gaben eine Salve ab."
raffica
Transliteration: ˈraf.fi.ka
"Il plotone ha sparato una raffica di colpi."
salva
Transliteration: ˈsal.ba
"Lanzaron una salva de proyectiles contra el enemigo."
salva
Transliteration: ˈsal.vɐ
"Eles dispararam uma salva de tiros."
बauछार
Transliteration: bauchaar
Script: बौछार
"सैनिकों ने तीरों की बौछार कर दी।"
齐射
Transliteration: qí shè
"军队进行了一轮齐射。"
일제 사격
Transliteration: ilje sagyeok
"부대가 일제 사격을 가했다."
一斉射撃
Transliteration: issei sha-geki
"兵士たちは一斉射撃を行った。"
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